Saturday, March 23, 2013

This past weekend my son competed in a music solo and ensemble festival. For months he has been practicing Weber's Concerto op 26 clarinet, a piece of music that was extremely challenging for him. Some nights I would be awakened at midnight to the sound of him practicing. Happily, his hard hours of work payed off and he will go to the regional festival next month.

For myself, Spring means that it is time for me to start thinking of swimming challenges. I have my sights set on a few open water swimming events this summer, so it's important for me to start now in preparation. Setting a goal motivates me to "just keep swimming."

At
school I see boys and girls challenge themselves all the time. In
Room F subtracting numbers is a big challenge for some people and for
others it's "easy peasy lemon squeezy." For some, writing one sentence
in our journal is a challenge. But each week I see more and more
students write longer and longer journal entries.It's fun and exciting to see what you can do, when you challenge yourself.

As Dr. Seuss wrote, "You're off the Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!"